First foundation In 1126 Count Bertold of Bibereck, together with his wife and his two brothers, Konrad,
Bishop of Chur, and Siegfried, a
canon in the
diocese of Augsburg, founded the monastery. The first Premonstratensian canons came from
Ursberg Abbey nearby and built the first monastery church. In 1444 the foundation was raised to the status of an abbey. The first description of Roggenburg Abbey as
reichsunmittelbar dates from 1482/5; the legal consolidation of this status took place in tiny stages over the first half of the 16th century. In the 18th century the abbey and its dependent churches were rebuilt in the
Baroque style, as they are today. The conventual buildings were rebuilt in 1732. Construction of a new church began in 1752, and lasted six years. In 1802 the monastery was occupied by Bavarian troops during the
secularisation of Bavaria, dissolved, and the last abbot, Thaddäus Aigler, stripped of his office.
After dissolution The abbey church became a parish church. The rest of the abbey's property passed into private ownership, except for the buildings, which were taken over by the Bavarian government. Until 1862 a district court and rent office were accommodated here. Later the buildings were used for a variety of functions, including as a school, a forestry office and a parochial office.
Second foundation In 1986 Premonstratensians again occupied the premises. On 8 November 1992 the new community was raised to the status of an independent priory of
Windberg Abbey. In the interval there had arisen a training centre for family, environment and culture, a museum and a centre for art and culture, as well as gastronomical facilities. In addition, the monastery shop sells devotional items, the monastery's own wine and various other products of their own manufacture. == Abbey church ==